--- title: "The Tussman Program Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about The Tussman Program Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Legal Billing products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/2591/The-Tussman-Program/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- # The Tussman Program Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on August 26, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[FAQs](#faqs)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) The Tussman Program ## What is The Tussman Program? The Tussman Program is legal billing software created by an attorney for attorneys. Since 1985, Tussman Programs, Inc. has been a leader in developing easy-to-use legal billing, accounting, and docket calendar software.Conceived and written by a practicing California attorney, The Tussman Program has been in business for over 32 years. We specialize in the small to medium size firm and are used by over 1,000 firms in virtually all 50 states. ## What is The Tussman Program used for? [Legal Billing](https://www.capterra.com/legal-billing-software/)[Legal Calendar](https://www.capterra.com/legal-calendar-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 33 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 100% Neutral 0% Negative 0% Starting price $695 Per User, One Time Free trial available Free version not included Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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The Tussman Program is most used by attorneys, lawyers, and paralegals who need support with legal casework, document handling, and day-to-day practice management. Office managers, legal assistants, and administrators rely on it to streamline billing, scheduling, and operations, while firm owners and executives use it to oversee financial performance and office efficiency. Answer based on 33 reviews Overview ### What company size and industries is The Tussman Program built for? The Tussman Program is built for small firms, with 100% of reviewers from small businesses, especially Law Practice at 81%. It also serves Legal Services firms at 16% and a smaller Accounting segment at 3%. The fit aligns with small to medium-size firms, including sole practitioners, primarily for legal billing. Answer based on 33 reviews Features and Usability ### What are the key features of The Tussman Program? The Tussman Program offers General Ledger, accounting, billing and invoicing, and automatic billing for financial tracking. It also includes time tracking, a timer, expense tracking, task management, and reminders. For legal scheduling, it adds court rules-based scheduling, calendar management, client portal access, conflict management, staff calendar, and multi-location support. Getting Started and Support ### What training and onboarding options does The Tussman Program offer? The Tussman Program provides documentation to help teams get started. Documentation gives users written reference material for setup, feature guidance, and checking steps as needed during initial use and later review. ## Features AI summary Based on 1,181 Legal Billing reviews Capterra reviewers highlight these as the features buyers value most when choosing legal billing software: - **Billing & Invoicing** (**75%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Case Management** (**59%**) - **Time Tracking** (**66%**) The Tussman Program supports **Billing & Invoicing** and **Time Tracking**, giving legal teams the tools to manage client charges accurately and record billable hours more efficiently. However, it does not include **Case Management**. Instead, it offers **Expense Tracking** (**54%**), which can help firms monitor reimbursable costs alongside time entries and invoices, helping businesses maintain clearer financial records and improve billing accuracy. Time Tracking 4.8 (21) 61.90% of 21 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Measure and track time including hours worked and paid time off (PTO) Expense Tracking 4.9 (15) 53.33% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred Accounting 4.9 (18) 50.00% of 18 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc. Automatic Billing 4.9 (14) 50.00% of 14 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Setup and send recurring or automated bills Client Portal 4.8 (13) 46.15% of 13 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Private online space that lets businesses securely share documents and provide information access to clients Task Management 4.3 (7) 42.86% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create, manage and track all task activities and progression The Tussman Program 15 features ### All Features - Accounting: Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc. - Automatic Billing: Setup and send recurring or automated bills - Billing & Invoicing: Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers - Calendar Management: Track and manage schedules and meetings via an integrated calendar - Client Portal: Private online space that lets businesses securely share documents and provide information access to clients - Conflict Management: Search and check for conflicts of interest or statutes of limitations - Court Rules-Based Scheduling: Scheduling based on federal, state, or local court rules and deadlines - Expense Tracking: Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred - For Lawyers: Software is specifically designed to address the needs of professionals in the law industry - General Ledger: Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions - Multi-Location: Manage and support multiple locations - Reminders: Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity - Staff Calendar: Track staff hours through a calendar view - Task Management: Create, manage and track all task activities and progression - Time Tracking: Measure and track time including hours worked and paid time off (PTO) --- Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.8 (32) 4.8 Based on 32 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.9 (28) Free Trial Basic $695.00 Per User,One Time Value for money 4.9 (28) 4.9 Based on 28 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.9 (32) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.9 (32) 4.9 Based on 32 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.8 Based on 33 reviews Filter by rating 5(28) 4(5) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent SS Sean S. Paralegal Law Practice ### "The Tussman Program Review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 December 28, 2021 You can really do a lot with this program. One thing I really enjoyed was the ability to make lists and generate reports, filtered by the parameters we needed. We used this to quickly find out who to send Christmas cards to, what cases are active, what cases have pending items, who has referred cases to us in the past year, and a plethora of others. What is even better is the support staff are so easy to reach and/or quick to return calls, it really makes you feel appreciate, and operate more efficiently and stress-free. Pros This product is really easy to integrate into your business. As new clients come in you add their information in the program and as you provide services, you input what you do. You can also separate the costs, administrative time, non-billable costs/time, billable hours, etc. It then prints the invoice out in an easy to read document. You can also customize certain features to better fit your needs and make billing quicker and more efficient. Cons One thing I would would like to see improved is the ability to undo more than once, like (ctr + z) in Microsoft. This program only lets you undue once. Also, there is a button next to spell check button that inserts the text from the previous entry and then there is no way to undue it. Sometimes when I am going to spell check my billing entry description, I accidently click on this box and then have to type what I originally had all over again. Its not too bad, just annoying. But, that is something I would like to see altered in future version. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. BH Bethany H. Business Administrator Accounting ### "Undeniable Value" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 December 6, 2021 We have been using it as long as I have worked here, the best part being the ability for create reports for various situations and tasks Pros The reporting is very robust and customizable, some reports can be exported to CSV and they can be filtered down very easily. Cons I wish there were more ways to import data. Reasons for choosing The Tussman Program I was not here when we purchased the Tussman Program however whenever being approached by other software sales, nothing compares for the cost. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. IG Irene G. Billing Administration Law Practice ### "Tussman review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 17, 2021 I have been using this product for the past 20 years. I also use for other small legal billing for sole practitioners. Pros New cloud hosting so I don't have to back up anymore. Cons Nothing. It has all the reports and functions I need. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. CT Cheryl T. owner Legal Services ### "Tussman is the best billing program on the market." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 17, 2021 Tussman is my billing program. It is fantastic. Simple to use and maneuver - especially when i have a client who wants to see a different format than my basic format. The entries are easy to edit and simple to understand. Pros This product is very intuitive and simple to use and set up. The very best thing about this program is the phenomenal support from \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] himself. I have trained many people on this program and we are all very happy with the ease of use, intelligent formats and flexibility. Cons I would like more fields in the "client name" section to add the title of the particular case. Reasons for choosing The Tussman Program Ease of use, great support, beautiful formats. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. AB ArNell B. Billing Manager Law Practice ### "Why I Love Tussman" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 16, 2021 I love this program! After using a "business" billing program for 5 years, finding the Tussman program made things so much easier since it is Taylor made for a law practice. We've been using it since 1993, and don't plan to switch to anything else - ever! Pros The program is so easy to use and fits all the various areas of law our firm practice: litigation, estate planning, general legal, collections etc. The options are there to configure bills to fit the type of file. Cons When entering payments, I would like the program to "hold" the check or payment reference number so after a portion of the payment was applied to Fees, you didn't have to retype what are sometimes lengthy check/payment numbers again, when a portion of the payment was applied to Costs in the very next entry. Regarding the trust account, it would be helpful on collection type billings if the "Cut off Date for Payments" also applied to payments made into trust. When we do a monthly bill in early November for file work thru 10/31/21 for instance, so that any money in trust collected in the month of October can be paid out to client and to our firm, if a debtor has made a payment that was put into trust November 2 or 3, it shows on the Trust Account Recap, even if the cut off date of 10/31/21 is used. This causes confusion since we would not yet be paying out payments made in the month of November. Reasons for choosing The Tussman Program Tussman fits all the various areas of law our firm practices, and bills can be configured to fit the type of client file. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. TH Tonja H. Office Manager Legal Services ### "The Tussman Program Review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 16, 2021 This program has a really helpful User Manual that I refer to still after 10 years of using this software. When all else fails and I need assistance \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] has always been very gracious and quick to answer my emails and help me. Pros The entering of time and expenses are extremely easy to use. We use this program mostly for billing purposes and it works wonderful for our needs. I took care of billing at a previous law firm and used two different billing software programs and The Tussman Program beats them hands down on ease of use. Cons For the most part I have not experienced many problems with Tussman. Sometimes it is difficult to select the correct choices for reports but that could be that I just do not understand what I am doing. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. PS Peter S. Attorney Law Practice ### "Long time User" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 16, 2021 I have used this program for timekeeping, billing , client management and calendar for over 50 years. That about says it all. It’s simple and it works and customer service is responsive. Pros Ease of intuitive use and overall simplicity Cons Not smart phone compatible for portability Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. CJ Chrystal J. Legal Assistant Law Practice ### "Tussman review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 November 15, 2021 Overall experience has been pretty good. Easy to use and the \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] responds quickly to help questions. Pros Easy to use once you get the hang of it. Easy to figure out certain functions without having to contact support or read instruction manual. Cons Freezes more than I would like. When filtering charges, if you have many years of charges as we do, it freezes up/draws blank. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. SP Sharon P. Office Administrator Law Practice ### "Best Billing Program " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 15, 2021 We initially used the Tussman Program for our Legal Billing only. However about 10 years ago we decided to change from Peachtree Accounting and use the Tussman Accounting side of their program. What a pleasant experience. Pros We purchased the Tussman Program back in 1992 and have never even thought of changing. We previously used Time Slips for our law practice. What a nightmare that program was. The Tussman Program was easy to implement, easy to set up and easy to use. Cons I have no complaints whatsoever regarding the Tussman Program. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. MY Marissa Y. Office Manager Legal Services ### "User friendly, easy to customize, great software" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 15, 2021 Pros Entering time for billing in super easy, making changes even more so. If I've ever had an issue I couldn't resolve myself, customer support has always been able to resolve near-immediately! Cons Some of the reports don't quite generate the way I expect or hope they will on the first try, but overall they're incredibly useful. Review source Vendor Referred - Incentive Offered: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. 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